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... whole mass of society . They should not all of them be educated as scholars ; some are required to do the necessary work of society ; and there is but a very small propor- tion who are capable of receiving an education in the arts and ...
... whole mass of society . They should not all of them be educated as scholars ; some are required to do the necessary work of society ; and there is but a very small propor- tion who are capable of receiving an education in the arts and ...
Page 45
... whole matter , in all its aspects and bearings , rests between God and the conscience , with which man has no concern , and shall not in any wise interfere or meddle . The efforts for legislative inquiry into the moral influences of ...
... whole matter , in all its aspects and bearings , rests between God and the conscience , with which man has no concern , and shall not in any wise interfere or meddle . The efforts for legislative inquiry into the moral influences of ...
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... whole time was wasted in popular professions of philanthropy , theoretical schemes for national display , and for coaxing young vagabonds from the street into the shades of science , music , and poetry ; not a word of wholesome ...
... whole time was wasted in popular professions of philanthropy , theoretical schemes for national display , and for coaxing young vagabonds from the street into the shades of science , music , and poetry ; not a word of wholesome ...
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... whole of his minority in a free - school . If he has bad propen- sities , no education will ever change his nature ; it may polish , and better fit him for trick and cunning ; but it will not alter or reform the secret impulses of his ...
... whole of his minority in a free - school . If he has bad propen- sities , no education will ever change his nature ; it may polish , and better fit him for trick and cunning ; but it will not alter or reform the secret impulses of his ...
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... is bound to support him , if he is in want . He can force them to help him if in need , and they can compel him to forego a part , or the whole of this help , by his own labor or means , if he has them 5 * EDUCATION . 53.
... is bound to support him , if he is in want . He can force them to help him if in need , and they can compel him to forego a part , or the whole of this help , by his own labor or means , if he has them 5 * EDUCATION . 53.
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